Hair curler device



May 18, 1937, C 5. WALTMAN HAIR CURLER DEVICE Filed March 50, 19:55

M k} I INVENTR BY ATTORNEYS Patented May 18, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to a hair curling device, and While my device may be employed for forming any kind of a curl, it is intended particularly to be employed for making a curl known as a spiral curl. It is the present practice in curling hair in beauty parlors and hair dressing establishments, to provide a small pad that rests against the scalp of the patron, and this pad carries a spindle that projects outwardly. The Wisp of hair to be curled is clamped in the pad and then is wrapped by hand in a helix or spiral about the spindle. The outer end of the curl formed on the spindle is then tightly secured to the spindle by means of a cord or other means. After this, in some of the devices the spindle is then rotated to form a tight curl, after which heating cylinders are slipped over the curl and the hair is then set in its curled position by heat. The operation of wrapping the coil around the spindle consumes considerable time, and one of the objects of this invention is to provide simple means and a simple method for facilitating the wrapping of the wisp into the curl.

A further object of the invention is to provide a collar of simple construction, adapted to be mounted on the spindle and having means for guiding the wisp of hair so as to facilitate wrapping the same on the spindle.

A further object of the invention is to con- 30 struct the collar in such a way as to facilitate the introduction of the wisp of hair into a guide opening on the collar.

Further objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

35 Fig. l is a side view showing the manner in which the collar is mounted on a mandrel to wind hair thereon.

Fig. 2 is a View of the mandrel after the completion of the winding operation.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the winding collar.

Fig. 4 is a view taken on a vertical plane at the right of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the collar showing the bar I5 in unlatched position.

The invention consists in the novel parts and combination of parts to be described hereinafter, all of which contribute to produce an efficient hair curler device.

50 A preferred embodiment of the invention is described in the following specification, while the broad scope of the invention is pointed out in the appended claims.

Before proceeding to a more detailed description of the invention, it should be stated that in curling hair in accordance with my invention, I provide a curling head having a handle for rotating the same, said head being preferably in the form of a collar to clamp the spindle yieldingly and in such a way that in wrapping the wisp 5 around the spindle, the wisp passes between the clamping face of the head and the spindle. Hence this head, or collar, is constructed so that it is yieldingly tight on the spindle, and provided with means for readily receiving and guiding the 10 wisp. In practice, the inner end of the wisp is secured by means of a clamping pad adjacent the scalp, and the wisp is then engaged with guiding means and passed through the collar, while the collar is on the spindle adjacent the clamping pad. 15 The collar is then rotated on the spindle so as to lay wraps of the wisp on the spindle and form a curl. At about the moment of completing the curl in accordance with my method, I prefer to lay a tying filament preferably in the form 20 of a cord, in the guide opening, so that in the last wraps of the coil the cord is wrapped around mm the wisp. The cord is then fastened so as to secure the end of the curl to the spindle. The collar is then removed from the spindle and the 25 curl is ready to have the heating cylinder applied over the same. The collar which I employ on the spindle for assisting in wrapping the wisp upon it is preferably in the form of a clamp having two jaws which are spring-pressed, so that 30 they clamp the spindle with light pressure. This enables the clamp to maintain itself on the spindle while it is being manipulated to wrap the wisp, and it also operates vto smooth down the wraps or coils of the curl as they are formed. By reason of the fact that the collar is in the form of a spring-pressed clamp, it can readilybe applied or removed from the spindle by a lateral movement at any point on the length of the spindle, and when the spindle is much longer than the curl it is not necessary to move the collar out to the end of the spindle in order to remove it.

Referring more particularly to the parts, I indicates a scalp pad of any common construction, 45 which is capable of clamping a wisp 2 of hair close to the scalp. This pad carries a spindle 3 that extends out from it. In practicing my invention, I provide a clamping head preferably in the form of a collar 4, which is adapted to clamp yieldingly, and rotate on the spindle 3. This collar is provided with means for engaging and guiding the wisp 2 so that when the collar is rotated on the spindle the wisp will be wrapped upon it in a succession of coils 5 forming the die.

curl 6. The collar 4 is preferably constructed in the form of a clamp (see Fig. 3), comprising two jaws I and 8, the said jaws being formed on two plates 9 and II! respectively, and are hinged together on a hinge pin H and preferably springpressed by means of a small coil spring l2. The law I is of arcuate form and curved on a radius substantially equal to the radius or half diameter of the spindle so that it forms a socket for receiving the spindle as indicated in Fig. 3; The jaw 8 is preferably slightly curved so as to form a curved saddle l3 that conforms substantially to the curvature of the outer face of the spindle, but only contacts with the same through a few degrees of its periphery.

The guiding means on the collar is preferably in the form of an open socket M (see Fig. 5), that is provided with a bar l5 for closing the same, said bar being pivoted on a pin I6 at one side of the end of the jaw 8. In securing the Wisp in this opening, this is accomplished by pressing inwardly on the finger plates I1 and i8 that are integral with the plates 9 and [0 so as to open the clamp against the force of the spring l2. As the clamp is opened it is slipped laterally onto the spindle near the pad I, and the wisp of hair is passed into the interior of the clamp at its inner portion, and the wisp then is passed laterally into the notch [4 while the bar I5 is in its open position as indicated in the dotted lines in Fig. 1 and in full lines in Fig. 5, The bar i5 is then swung up into its closed position as indicated in Fig. 1. In doing this the free end of the bar I 5 snaps over a small shoulder L! that is formed on the plate l0 opposite the pivot pin I6. As soon as the bar 15 is secured in this way the inner end of the notch I4 forms a closed guide opening 20 (see Fig. 1) The wisp of hair within the clamp lies between the saddle l3 and the side of the spindle, so that the clamp actually clamps the wisp against the side of the spin- The clamp is then rotated around the spindle while moving it outwardly on the spindle, and this forms coils of the curl 6. When the curl is about completed, I prefer to pull a tying filament such as a cord 2!, into the clamp at the' point 22 (see Fig. 3), at the same time opening the bar l5 so as to permit the cord to be introduced into the guide opening 2!! with the wisp. The final wraps of the curl are then completed and the collar is removed, after which the cord 2| is made secure either by knotting its ends together or in any other suitable manner. This cord'Zl then forms a tie wrapped around the end of the curl andsecuring it to the spindle.

-The heating cylinder should then be passed over the curl and the spindle, to heat the curl and set it in its curl form. In order to facilitate the rotation of the clamp around the spindle in forming the curl, if desired, one of the plates, for example, the plate ill, may be provided with an outwardly projecting handle 23. This handle can be pushed around by one of the fingers of the operator while the operators other hand is holding the curl and pushing the collar outwardly as it rotates.

It is understood that the embodiment of the invention described herein is only one of the many embodiments this invention may take, and I'do not wish to be limited in the practice of the invention, nor in the claims, to the particular embodiment set forth.

' What I claim is: 1. In a hair curling device, the combination of a spindle adapted to receive a Wisp of hair wrapped upon the same, a collar in the form of a clamp comprising two spring-pressed jaws for resiliently clamping the spindle, and capable of separating to enable the collar to be applied to the spindle by a lateral movement, one of said jaws having a guide opening therein in the form of an open notch, a bar pivoted on the clamp adapted to extend across the notch to close the same, and form a guide opening for the wisp of hair, said bar being freely movable toan open position to facilitate the introduction of a wisp of hair into the same, and said clamp being freely rotatable on the spindle to enable the same to be rotated to wrap the wisp on the spindle to form curl, one of said jaws having a handle ex tending transversely to the axis of the spindle, and the other jaw having a lever enabling the spring-pressed jaws to be separated to apply the collar to the spindle by lateral movement.

2. In a hair curling device, the combination of a spindle adapted to receive a wisp of hair wrapped upon the same, a collar in the form of a clamp comprising two spring-pressed jaws for resiliently clamping the spindle, said jaws capable or" moving apart to enable the collar to be applied to the spindle by a, lateral movement, one of said jaws having a guide opening therein in the form of an open notch, a bar pivoted on the clamp adapted to extend across the notch to close the same and form a guide opening for the Wisp of hair, said bar being freely movable to an open position to facilitate the introduction of a wisp of hair into the same, and said clamp being freely rotatable on the spindle to enable the same to be rotated to wrap the wisp on the spindle to-form a curl, said clamp having an outwardly projecting extension adapted to be used as a handle in rotating the clamp on the spindle.

8. In a hair curler device, the combination of apad adapted to rest against ones head, and a spindle extending outwardly from the pad, a handle having a head with means for resiliently clamping a wisp of hair against the spindle, said.

head having guiding means on the same to receive the wisp of hair so that when the device is rotated by means of the handle, the wisp of hair will be guided by the clamping means and Wrapped about the spindle While the head is pressing the wisp of hair against the side of the spindle.

4. In a hair curler device, the combination of a pad to seat against ones head, a spindle extending outwardly from the pad, a handle having a head at its inner end having means for resiliently clamping the spindle, said head having a guide notch therein to receive the wisp of hair, and operating when the handle is rotated around the spindle to wrap the wisp of hair on the spindle so that the wisp of hair is clamped resiliently between the head and the spindle.

5. In a hair curler device, the combination of a pad adapted to rest against oneshead, a spindle extending outwardly from the pad, a handle having a clamping head in the form of a collar composed of two pivotally connected jaws with a spring for urging the said jaws toward each other, one of said jaws having a guide notch 'therein for guiding the wisp of hair so that it passes between the inner face of the collar and the spindle, and operating when the handle is rotated to wrap the wisp around the spindle while pressing the same yieldingly against the spindle.

6. In a hair curling device, the combination of a spindle adapted to receive a wisp of hair wrapped upon the same, a collar in the form of a clamp comprising two spring-pressed jaws for resiliently clamping the spindle, and capable of separating to enable the collar to be applied to the spindle by a lateral movement, one of the said jaws having a guide opening therein in the form of an open notch, and said clamp being freely rotatable 0n the spindle to enable the same to be rotated to wrap the wisp on the spindle to form a curl, one of said jaws having a handle extending transversely to the axis of the spindle, and the other jaw having a lever, enabling the jaws to be separated to apply the same to the spindle by lateral movement.

CHAS. E. WALTMAN. 

